Discoduratere Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Дискодуратере, romanized: Nunatak Discoduratere, IPA: [ˈnunɐtak ˈdiskodurɐtɛrɛ]) is the rocky hill extending 180 m in southeast–northwest direction and 150 m wide, rising to 76 m at Quesada Cove on the north coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.[1]
The feature is named after the ancient Roman emporium and fortress of Discoduratere in Northern Bulgaria.[1]
Location
editDiscoduratere Nunatak is centred at 62°15′00″S 59°05′44″W / 62.25000°S 59.09556°W, which is 940 m southeast of Baklan Point, 680 m south-southwest of Meana Point and 3.07 km southwest of Cariz Point. British mapping of the area in 1968.
Maps
edit- Livingston Island to King George Island. Scale 1:200000. Admiralty Nautical Chart 1776. Taunton: UK Hydrographic Office, 1968
- South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3373. DOS 610 - W 62 58. Tolworth, UK, 1968
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
Notes
edit- ^ a b Discoduratere Nunatak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References
edit- Discoduratere Nunatak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
edit- Discoduratere Nunatak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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